PreACT and PreACT 8/9 on ACT Now

Start Here

• What's New (web content)
  • Schedule Flexibility (pdf)
• ACT Now Overview (video)
• Overview of User Roles (video)
• PreACT Assessments Overview (video)
• User Roles: Building a Test Administration Team (pdf)
• Create an ACT Now Account (video)
• Before Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) 
• PreACT Frequently Asked Questions (web content)
  

Setting Up ACT Now

• Adding Organizations to Your Contract Quick Start Guide (pdf)
  
• Adding Users with Roles (video)
• Confirm Organization Participation Status (video) 
• Checklist for Contract Coordinators (pdf)
• Adding Organizations to an Administration (video)
• Adding Organization (video)
• Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video)
• Managing Students (pdf) 
• Checklist for Contract Coordinators (pdf)

File Upload Resources:

• Organization Master File Layout (pdf)
• Organization Master File Template (csv) 
• Inviting Organizations to an Administrations Layout (pdf)
• Invite Organizations File Template (csv)
• Users Invitation File Layout (pdf) 
• Users Invitation File Template (csv)
• Students Registration File Layout (pdf) 
• Student Registrations File Template (csv)

Manage Accommodations

Resources:

• PreACT Accessibility Supports Guide for the ACT (web content)
  • Using the Accessibility Supports Guide (video)
• Assigning Student Accommodations and Supports (pdf)
• Assigning Student Accommodations and Supports (video)
• Accommodations Students File - Layout (pdf)
• Accommodations Students File Template (csv)

Technical Coordinator Resources for Online Testing

Resources:

• Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf)
• Technical Readiness Checklists (pdf)
• Technical Readiness (webinar)
• Technical Readiness Training slides (pdf)
• TestNav Support (website)
• Placing a Manual Paper Order (video)

MyACT Resources:

Testing Staff:

• MyACT User Guide for Test Coordinators (pdf

Students:

• MyACT User Guide for Students (pdf)

Prepare Students for Testing

• Instructions for Completing Your Answer Document (pdf)
• Practice Tests for Examinees Using Accommodations (act.org)

How to Access and Complete Training Modules in TCM

• TCM Module Access Overview (video)

Test Coordinator Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Materials (web content)
• Test Administration (web content)
• Non-Test Activities (web content)

Room Supervisor Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Day: Before Examinees Arrive (web content)
• Test Day: Administration (web content)
• Testing with Accommodations and Supports (web content)

Set Up Test Center Manager (TCM):

• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Paper (video)
  • Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Paper (simulation) 
• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Online (video)
  • Setting up TCM Test Coordinator - Online (simulation)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Paper (video)
  • Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Paper (simulation)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Online (video)
  • Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor - Online (simulation)
• TCM Training Resources (web content)
• Using Test Center Manager (web content)

Test Day Resources

Administer Test:

• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Paper (video)
• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Online (video)
• Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) (coming soon)
• Test Day Checklist for Room Supervisors (pdf) 
• After Test Day Checklist (pdf)

Printable Test Day Resources:

• Printable Test Administration Manual (pdf)
• Printable Test Administration Manual-Room Supervisor and Proctor (pdf)
• Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf
• Paper Testing - Internet Outage Checklist (pdf)
  • ACT Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing - Standard (pdf)
• Turn Off Device Poster (pdf)
• Calculator Policy (pdf)

Accommodations Resources for Testing Staff:

• PreACT Translated Directions (pdf)
• Manage Breaks as Needed (pdf)
• Human Reader and Sign Language Interpreter Instructions (pdf)
• Readers Agreement (pdf)
• Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf)
• Scribes Agreement (pdf)
• Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries List (pdf)
• Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf)
• PreACT Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf)
• PreACT Spoken Instructions - Online (pdf)
• Pre-recorded Audio Guidelines (pdf)
• Personal Aide Guidelines (pdf)

Returning Test Materials

• Returning Test Materials (video)
• Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf)

Student Access to Scores

Website: success.act.org

• How to Access Score Using ACT ID (pdf)

About Online Reporting:

• ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf)
• PreACT Online Reporting – Guide to Reports (pdf)
• Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf)
• PreACT Download Hub Data File Layout (xlsx)
• Interpretive Guide for Student and Aggregate Reports (pdf)
• Online Reporting: Benefits, Features, Navigation, and Rosters (video)
• Summary Data Tool Reports (video)

Resources for Students

• Access Scores without a Claim Code in MyACT-Student (pdf)
• PreACT Individual Student Report - Sample (pdf)
• PreACT 8/9 Individual Student Report - Sample (pdf)
• Using Your PreACT Results (pdf)
• Using Your PreACT Results - Spanish (pdf)